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Regular paths along surface of sphere
I'm trying to create a program where a small ball is supposed to move along the surface of a sphere, which is given by its radius $r$ and the center $c$.
The movement should be repetitive, so that ...
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Any reference to an algorithm for finding the largest empty circle on a sphere (with great-circle distance)?
Given a set $S$ of 2D points in the plane, there are known algorithms for finding the largest empty circle ($LEC$) of the set of points.
The $LEC$ problem is stated in this way: find a $LEC$ whose ...